Washboakd



W. HILL. WASHBOARD.

No. 32,994. I Patented Aug. 6, 1861.

NIIED STATES PATENT GFFICE,

VARREN HILL, OF EAST SMITHFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA.

WASHBOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 32,994, dated August 6, 1861.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVARREN HILL, of East Smithfield, in the county of Bradford and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved VashbOard; and I do hereby declare that the following a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, in which" Figure l represents a front elevation of my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section of the same.

Similar letters of reference in both views indicate corresponding parts.

rlhis invention consists in the employment of a metallic plate provided with semi- Ispherical projections or knuckles and secured by means of lugs and pins in a wooden frame the upper end of which forms a receptacle for the soap while its lower end is furnished with legs that rest on the bottom of the wash-tub, similarly to an ordinary Awash-board, the whole being so arranged that the wooden frame is secured together by the metallic plate and that a washboard is produced capable to withstand the injurious influence of the water.

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation with reference to the drawing. A represents a solid and rigid plate of cast iron or other metal provided with a number of semispherical projections or knuckles a as clearly shown in the drawing. These knuckles are arranged at such distances apart and in such order, that channels are formed between them to let the water run olf. The shape and position of these knuckles is such that every part of the clothes, that may be rubbed thereon, is reached without producing` an injurious influence on the fabric.

The plate A is provided with ears b which by means of suitable pins serve to fasten the same to the frame B as clearly shown in Fig. l of the drawing and likewise secure the parts of the frame together. The metallic plate by its strength and rigidity dispenses with the necessity for a wooden back. `With this exception the frame is made (out of wood) in the ordinary manner, its upper portion being so arranged, that it forms a recess c to receive the soap, and its lower partbeing provided with legs d which enable the washboard to stand firmly in the tub.

he plate A being of metal is not influenced by the moisture, at least not so that it expands and contracts and a washboard constructed according to my invention, will therefore last for a lifetime if properly handled.

The original cost of the board is quite moderate and its eiiiciency in washing very great.

I am aware that the rubbing surfaces of washboardsI have previously been provided with hemispherical and other projections or muckles formed in various ways; but

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

is a ne article of manufacture a washboard constructed of a rigid metallic plate A, journaled on its face with hemispherical knuckles or projections a, and at its edges with lugs Z), the said plate constituting both the face and back of the board and serving also to hold the sides of the frame together, all as herein shown and explained and for the purpose set forth.

IARREN HILL.

Titnesses l JONATHAN KING, R. INIGGUIGHEON. 

